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Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES \PATENT'". OFF! EDWIN A. LOCKE, J.R., OF A RLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR- T THIELNEVINS CHURCH PRESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY BOX Application filed June 27,: 1928. Serial No. 288,770.

This invention relates to collapsible boxes, and has for an object to provide an improved 7 construction which is preferably made from paper or pasteboard in such a form as to be readily assembled and held in assembled form by suitable locking means presenting integral projections for parts of the locks.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box cut from a single blank and shaped to be readily folded into a rectangular box structure having a retaining locking extension and an ornamental upstanding projection on top for receiving decorations agreeing with the decoration on the body of the boxto represent a tea house or a house for other purposes. p

In the accompanying drawing 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box disclosing an embodiment of ,the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional'view through Figure 1 approximately onthe line 22;

Figure 3 is a plan ViGW'Of a blank of the box shown in Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawin by numerals, 1 indicates what may be calle thefront panel of the box and 2 the rear panel, while 3 and 4 indicate the end members, end member 4 being integral with members 1 and 2, while end member 3 is integral with member 1 and connected to member 2 through the use of adhesive applied to flap 5, which flap is pressedagainst the extending portion 6 of end 3. This arrangement forms a rectangular enclosure which may be closed at the bottom by the flaps 7 and '8 and the bottom panel 9. A retaining flap 10 extends from panel 9, said flap being adapt-' ed to be tucked in between the panel section 2 and the flaps 7 and 8, as shown particularly in Figure 2. This arrangement leaves the slot 11 at the lower front corner. The top of the box is provided with flaps 12 and 13 which may be folded over in the same manner as flaps 7 and 8 and then covered by the top panel 14 held normally in position by the holding flap 15. The members described form a rectangular box completely closed, but in order to lock the parts properly in place and at the same time give the desired appearance, an additional or supplementary top panel 16 forms an integral extension of the panel 2. Flaps 17, 18 and 19 extend from the panel 16 and are ada ted to be folded over the remaining part 0 the box, as shown in Figure 2, while the extension 20 projects to slot 11, whereby the lockslot 11, as shown in Figure 2 for firmly looking the parts in, their assembled relation. The top panel 16 is provided with a cut or slit 22, whereby the section 23 may be folded up, as shown in Figure 1, in order to provide a-handle for transporting the box and also to provide an ornamental projection for receiving designs ,which preferably coact with designs on member 20 and on the front panel 9. Where the box is used as a container for tea, a door and trellis may be printed orpainted on member 20, windows on front -7 ting the blank it may be printed with any desired "design, preferably one that agrees with theoods to be placed in the box. -After the ox is assembled it will appear as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and by reason of the construction the walls of the box are f properly locked together and at the same time the box is given a pleasing a pearance with a section 23 which acts in the double mg section 21 may be inserted through the capacity of an ornamental part of the box and. as a handle-for the box.

What I claim is 'A box of the collapsible type, including a construction involving the use of a front Wall having an openin at one edge and a superimposed top pane said panel having a cutout section bent'to produce a handle, and a front section extending from said panel. "formed with a locln'ng extension extending across said front wall and a portion extend ing into said opening for locking the front section of the panel in assembled relationship.

EDWIN A. LOCKE. JR. 

